Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Clinton and Harlan
In 94 boys, Clinton found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Clinton
Peak year
1981
Peak births
2,206
Latest count
94
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Harlan
Peak year
1924
Peak births
519
Latest count
454
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 94 boys, Clinton found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.